Swollen Dog Paw Tight Bandage

Make sure to take him back to the vet on monday for a wrap change and let them know that the first wrap was too tight.

Swollen dog paw tight bandage.

Glad to hear that the bandage is off. Dogs know what is best for dogs his licking the wound will keep it clean and infection free. Posted 2016 nov 23 10 18 am aest. I think i wrapped it too tight and the foot became quite swollen.

Vets want to make sure the pet doesn t tear off the stitches or staples while waking up and they want to keep the area clean. The original wounded area seems fine slightly pink but no puss no funny smell etc. Put a loose wrap on the dogs paw which will protect it against infection. Hello so sorry to hear about your dogs paws.

It is no different than putting a tight bandage on your finger it is going to swell up. All these can cause paw pad inflammation but the good thing is that you can try to diagnose and even relieve them at home. It was wrapped for 2 nights before my friend took the bandage off. Archive view return to standard view.

It s not too uncommon for swelling to occur after a wrap. Swelling or mega paw as it is often called caused by a tight bandage can take a while to reside as long as the paw is warm to the touch and not blue in color then there should be no reason to go to the emergency vet. A dog s swollen paw can point to a number of causes including injuries insect bites dry skin infection burning from hot surfaces trapped stones between toes thorns and more. Depending on how severe the swelling was the foot may take up to 24 hours before all of the swelling is completely gone.

Swollen paw due to dog bandage. The best way to help a dog with swelling due to a tight bandage is to either cut back the bandage or completely remove it. Dog paw bandage too tight foot is swollen. Every now and then take the wrap off so that the dog can lick the wound.

What you want to do is massage the paw for 3 5 minutes every hour to help reduce the swelling and increase the blood flow. Last updated posted 2016 nov 23 1 47 pm aest posted 2016 nov 23 1 47 pm aest user 608762 290 posts.